2012–13 Maltese First Division

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|season=2012–13

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|prevseason=2011–12

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The 2012–13 Maltese First Division (also known as 2012–13 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 28 April 2013.

Participating teams

Changes from previous season

Final league table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=NAX|name_NAX=Naxxar Lions

|team2=VIT|name_VIT=Vittoriosa Stars

|team3=PIE|name_PIE=Pietà Hotspurs

|team4=LJA|name_LJA=Lija Athletic

|team5=STA|name_STA=St. Andrews

|team6=MAR|name_MAR=Marsaxlokk

|team7=GDJ|name_GDJ=Gudja United

|team8=GŻI|name_GŻI=Gżira United

|team9=BBĠ|name_BBĠ=Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

|team10=ŻEJ|name_ŻEJ=Żejtun Corinthians

|team11=DIN|name_DIN=Dingli Swallows

|team12=MQA|name_MQA=Mqabba

|win_NAX=13|draw_NAX=5|loss_NAX=4|gf_NAX=47|ga_NAX=22|status_NAX=C

|win_VIT=13|draw_VIT=5|loss_VIT=4|gf_VIT=41|ga_VIT=28|status_VIT=P

|win_PIE=13|draw_PIE=4|loss_PIE=5|gf_PIE=46|ga_PIE=22

|win_LJA=13|draw_LJA=3|loss_LJA=6|gf_LJA=42|ga_LJA=30

|win_STA=11|draw_STA=5|loss_STA=6|gf_STA=43|ga_STA=32

|win_MAR=9|draw_MAR=5|loss_MAR=8|gf_MAR=38|ga_MAR=44

|win_GDJ=8|draw_GDJ=6|loss_GDJ=8|gf_GDJ=35|ga_GDJ=36

|win_GŻI=5|draw_GŻI=9|loss_GŻI=8|gf_GŻI=26|ga_GŻI=29

|win_BBĠ=6|draw_BBĠ=5|loss_BBĠ=11|gf_BBĠ=38|ga_BBĠ=43

|win_ŻEJ=5|draw_ŻEJ=6|loss_ŻEJ=11|gf_ŻEJ=21|ga_ŻEJ=35

|win_DIN=4|draw_DIN=4|loss_DIN=14|gf_DIN=21|ga_DIN=50|status_DIN=R

|win_MQA=1|draw_MQA=5|loss_MQA=16|gf_MQA=24|ga_MQA=51|status_MQA=R

|hth_NAX=Winner was decided by the championship playoff

|hth_VIT=NAX

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to 2013–14 Maltese Premier League

|result1=P

|result2=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 2013–14 Maltese Second Division

|result11=R|result12=R

|update=complete

|source={{cite web |url=http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2012-13/tables/first/tableoverall.php |title=Malta: BOV First Division 2012/13 Table |website=MaltaFootball.com |accessdate=22 August 2022 }}

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = {{cite web |url=http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2012-13/first.shtml |title=BOV First Division League Results 2012/13 |website=MaltaFootball.com |accessdate=22 August 2022 }}

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1=BBĠ |team2=DIN |team3=GDJ |team4=GŻI |team5=LJA |team6=MAR |team7=MQA |team8=NAX |team9=PIE |team10=STA |team11=VIT |team12=ŻEJ

| name_BBĠ = Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

| name_DIN = Dingli Swallows

| name_GDJ = Gudja United

| name_GŻI = Gżira United

| name_LJA = Lija Athletic

| name_MAR = Marsaxlokk

| name_MQA = Mqabba

| name_NAX = Naxxar Lions

| name_PIE = Pietà Hotspurs

| name_STA = St. Andrews

| name_VIT = Vittoriosa Stars

| name_ŻEJ = Żejtun Corinthians

| match_BBĠ_DIN = 3–1

| match_BBĠ_GDJ = 0–4

| match_BBĠ_GŻI = 1–1

| match_BBĠ_LJA = 1–3

| match_BBĠ_MAR = 0–2

| match_BBĠ_MQA = 4–3

| match_BBĠ_NAX = 2–3

| match_BBĠ_PIE = 2–1

| match_BBĠ_STA = 1–2

| match_BBĠ_VIT = 1–1

| match_BBĠ_ŻEJ = 0–1

| match_DIN_BBĠ = 3–2

| match_DIN_GDJ = 0–1

| match_DIN_GŻI = 1–1

| match_DIN_LJA = 0–2

| match_DIN_MAR = 1–3

| match_DIN_MQA = 1–0

| match_DIN_NAX = 1–2

| match_DIN_PIE = 0–2

| match_DIN_STA = 2–1

| match_DIN_VIT = 1–2

| match_DIN_ŻEJ = 4–3

| match_GDJ_BBĠ = 0–6

| match_GDJ_DIN = 3–2

| match_GDJ_GŻI = 1–0

| match_GDJ_LJA = 1–2

| match_GDJ_MAR = 1–3

| match_GDJ_MQA = 3–0

| match_GDJ_NAX = 1–4

| match_GDJ_PIE = 2–1

| match_GDJ_STA = 1–1

| match_GDJ_VIT = 1–2

| match_GDJ_ŻEJ = 1–1

| match_GŻI_BBĠ = 1–1

| match_GŻI_DIN = 1–1

| match_GŻI_GDJ = 0–0

| match_GŻI_LJA = 1–2

| match_GŻI_MAR = 4–0

| match_GŻI_MQA = 1–0

| match_GŻI_NAX = 0–2

| match_GŻI_PIE = 1–4

| match_GŻI_STA = 1–2

| match_GŻI_VIT = 3–0

| match_GŻI_ŻEJ = 0–0

| match_LJA_BBĠ = 3–2

| match_LJA_DIN = 2–0

| match_LJA_GDJ = 1–0

| match_LJA_GŻI = 1–1

| match_LJA_MAR = 1–4

| match_LJA_MQA = 1–1

| match_LJA_NAX = 0–1

| match_LJA_PIE = 1–1

| match_LJA_STA = 3–8

| match_LJA_VIT = 1–2

| match_LJA_ŻEJ = 3–0

| match_MAR_BBĠ = 0–0

| match_MAR_DIN = 4–1

| match_MAR_GDJ = 3–2

| match_MAR_GŻI = 3–2

| match_MAR_LJA = 1–5

| match_MAR_MQA = 0–4

| match_MAR_NAX = 1–3

| match_MAR_PIE = 0–2

| match_MAR_STA = 1–1

| match_MAR_VIT = 2–2

| match_MAR_ŻEJ = 2–0

| match_MQA_BBĠ = 1–5

| match_MQA_DIN = 1–1

| match_MQA_GDJ = 1–4

| match_MQA_GŻI = 1–2

| match_MQA_LJA = 1–2

| match_MQA_MAR = 1–5

| match_MQA_NAX = 1–1

| match_MQA_PIE = 2–3

| match_MQA_STA = 3–4

| match_MQA_VIT = 1–1

| match_MQA_ŻEJ = 1–2

| match_NAX_BBĠ = 1–3

| match_NAX_DIN = 6–0

| match_NAX_GDJ = 2–2

| match_NAX_GŻI = 2–2

| match_NAX_LJA = 2–0

| match_NAX_MAR = 2–0

| match_NAX_MQA = 5–1

| match_NAX_PIE = 0–2

| match_NAX_STA = 4–0

| match_NAX_VIT = 0–2

| match_NAX_ŻEJ = 5–1

| match_PIE_BBĠ = 4–0

| match_PIE_DIN = 6–1

| match_PIE_GDJ = 1–0

| match_PIE_GŻI = 2–0

| match_PIE_LJA = 0–2

| match_PIE_MAR = 2–2

| match_PIE_MQA = 4–0

| match_PIE_NAX = 0–0

| match_PIE_STA = 1–2

| match_PIE_VIT = 4–1

| match_PIE_ŻEJ = 2–2

| match_STA_BBĠ = 3–1

| match_STA_DIN = 2–0

| match_STA_GDJ = 2–2

| match_STA_GŻI = 3–1

| match_STA_LJA = 0–3

| match_STA_MAR = 4–1

| match_STA_MQA = 1–1

| match_STA_NAX = 2–2

| match_STA_PIE = 0–1

| match_STA_VIT = 1–2

| match_STA_ŻEJ = 0–1

| match_VIT_BBĠ = 3–1

| match_VIT_DIN = 0–0

| match_VIT_GDJ = 2–3

| match_VIT_GŻI = 1–1

| match_VIT_LJA = 3–2

| match_VIT_MAR = 6–1

| match_VIT_MQA = 2–1

| match_VIT_NAX = 2–1

| match_VIT_PIE = 3–1

| match_VIT_STA = 0–2

| match_VIT_ŻEJ = 1–0

| match_ŻEJ_BBĠ = 2–2

| match_ŻEJ_DIN = 3–0

| match_ŻEJ_GDJ = 2–2

| match_ŻEJ_GŻI = 1–2

| match_ŻEJ_LJA = 0–2

| match_ŻEJ_MAR = 0–0

| match_ŻEJ_MQA = 1–0

| match_ŻEJ_NAX = 0–1

| match_ŻEJ_PIE = 1–2

| match_ŻEJ_STA = 0–2

| match_ŻEJ_VIT = 0–3

}}

Championship playoff

{{football box collapsible

|date=4 May 2013

|time=17:00

|team1=Naxxar Lions

|score= 2–1

|report=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130505/football/Last-gasp-Ewurum-wins-title-for-Naxxar.468318

|team2=Vittoriosa Stars

|goals1= Falzon {{goal|77}}
Ewurum {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2= Micallef {{goal|58}}

|stadium= Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun

|attendance=

|referee= Fyodor Zammit

|nobars = 1

}}

Top scorers

{{updated|28 April 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2012-13/tables/first/scorers.php |title=Malta: BOV First Division 2012/13 Scorers |website=MaltaFootball.com |accessdate=22 August 2022 }}

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Raphael Kooh Sohna

|align="left"|Pietà Hotspurs

|rowspan="1"|19

rowspan="2"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Trayo Grozev

|align="left"|St. Andrews

|rowspan="2"|16

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Pereira

|align="left"|Vittoriosa Stars

rowspan="1"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vinicius Pereira dos Santos

|align="left"|Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

|rowspan="1"|13

rowspan="1"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Erjon Beu

|align="left"|Lija Athletic

|rowspan="1"|12

rowspan="3"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Senior David

|align="left"|Pietà Hotspurs / Dingli Swallows

|rowspan="3"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Andre Grabowski

|align="left"|Marsaxlokk

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas da Silva Silveira

|align="left"|Marsaxlokk

rowspan="2"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Rumen Kerekov

|align="left"|St. Andrews

|rowspan="2"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Kiril Alexandrov

|align="left"|Gudja United

References

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